There have been a ton of Ferriso interviews here in the last 8 months and PORT will probably do a formal sit-down with him and maybe some senior
staff in the future but we really want things to be settled in more before we
ask those nitty gritty and probably unique to Portland questions. I can say
I know literally hundreds of people who have worked with him in Milwaukee and
Portland and it is almost unanimously enthusiastic about his thoughtful dedication
to the important role of museums. In short Portland has almost Roman civics and Ferriso seems to fit right in here. Museums should lead and challenge not pander to some statistical lowest common denominator audience. That strategy ultimately cheats everyone, while looking great on paper.